Game projectile



July 5 1927.

w. c. CAMPBELL GAME PROJEGTILE Filed March 24, 1937 azz.

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INVENTOR Patented July 5, 1927.

UNITED STATES WILLIS e. CAMPBELL, or YoNKnns, NEW YORK.

GAME EROJEQTILE.

hppl ication filed March 24, .1927. Serial ,l To. 178,051.

My invention is an improvementin games, and relates more especially tothat particular class in which surface projectiles are used inconnection with a court, in the present instance the court being laidout in a special manner and the projectiles are of a particu larconstruction whereby the playing of the game requires the exerciseofskill on the part of the players, the winner being determined by thenumber of points gained in the manipulation of the projectiles on thecourt.

The game I have invented is somewhat similar to the well known game ofcurling usually played on ice and consisting in sliding curling stonesor irons over the ice-surface to a point marked by an upright in theform of a T, but in the present instance I provide a projectile to beused in a game that may be played either outdoors or indoors and inwhich a court is marked in a particular manner and the slidingprojectiles are required to be delivered in a skillful manner from onegoal field to another for the contestant to score.

The following is a full description ofthe game, including the preferredlay-out of court in connection with the particular form of projectilesused in playing the game, and what I particularly claim as new anddesire to protect by Letters-Patent is specifically setforth in theappended claim.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan or diagrammatic View of the court on which the gameis played.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged View of one end of the court.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of one of the projectiles.

Fig. 4 is a side view thereof showing a position it may assume in comingto rest.

Fig. 5 is a side View of the projectile in upright position, and

Fig. 6 is a sectional view.

In carrying out my invention the court is laid out on a smooth surface,as for instance a waxed floor, being marked as illustrated in Fig. 1with broad bands or wide lines 7 extending across the court and spacedapart a suitable distance15 to feet-and narrow lines 8 runninglongitudinally at each end of the bands, the straight transverse bandsbeing about two and a half inches wide and are designated goal lineswhile the longitudinal boundary lines extend a short distance at bothsides of the-goal lines and are designated side lines, the latter with afoot on the goal line.

being connected at their ends by cross lines 9. Theside lines andconnecting lines form a field at'eac'h end of the court with the goalline extending across the center thereof, and in this field aprojectile, hereinafter described, delivered by .a player from'the otherend 'ofthe court must rest in orderto count one or more points accordingto the position of-the projectile with respect to the goal line.

In'connection with the court laid out as described I 'employa set ofprojectiles in the form of thick disks 10 each having a short handle 11projecting at an inclination from the top of the disk diametricallythereof the handle being secured at approximately the center of the diskby screw 12 to extend over the center and terminates slightly beyond thevertical plane of the edge of said disk whereby to require skillfulmanipulation in the handling of the disk so that when it comes to restit will be in upright position. The size of the disk, as to area andthickness, may be varied according to the class of players using thesame, for instance small disks for children and heavier disks foradults, and they may be made of any suitable material providing a smoothunderside for gliding over the Waxed surface of the court. Furthermore,the handle may be secured to the disk otherwise than shown in Fig. 6 itbeing necessary only that it project from the upper surface of the diskat about the center thereof diametrically and at an angle of Any numberof contestants may play the game and the winner may be an individual orteam, as in other games of like character, those at one end of the courtvying with those at the other end in placing the thrown diskwith respectto the opposite goal line, the contestant standing within his goal fieldThe disk is manipulated by grasping the handle and delivering orthrowing it towards the opposite goal line by a straight-arm whippingmotion or stroke and the point or points counted depends upon theposition of the handled disk within the goal-field with respect to thegoal-line thereof when it comes to rest. Points may be counted accordingto fancy or agreement, but as a standard for scoring three points arecounted if the disk rests on or touches the goal-line and one point ifit is within the goal-field away from the goal-line, no count to bescored if the disk is outside of the goal-field or does not come to restin upright position within the oal-field. The construction of theprojectile is such that by a little practice it can be sent along thewaxed floor or polished surface of the court to maintain its uprightposition in its travel towards the opposite goal-line, but if notproperly delivered it is liable to turn over and come to rest in theposition shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings; that is to say by disposingthe handle from the disk at the angle shown and hereinbefore describedit requires expertness on the part of the player in delivering theprojectile as well as expertness in having the projectile come to reston the opposite goal-line or as near to the same as possible within thegoal-field.

From the foregoing it will be obvious that the projectile I have hereinshown and described in accordance with my invention when used in playingon a court such as illustrated provides a very interesting form ofamusement that will encourage healthful' exercise, and by reason of thespecial construction of the projectile playing of the game will serve toadvance the player in skill and accuracy.

I claim:

A slidable projectile used in playing a game comprising a thick diskhaving its upper and lower faces parallel to each other,

and a straight handle projecting from approximately the center of thedisk diametrically and at an angle of forty-five degrees to the top,said handle projecting slightly beyond the vertical plane of the edge ofthe disk.

\VILLIS C. CAMPBELL.

